........whatever happened to.......

Easter eggs?

This is the Daughter's contribution to a Good Friday all day party she's at.

A pinata!.......a Mexican tradition for festivals and birthdays.

She left the house some time this morning whilst I was out collecting Dad from the station. She's still out and it's already Easter Saturday........God knows when we'll see her again.

Dad arrived on time....causing mayhem from the outset........first I had an argument with a jobsworth who didn't want to let me on the platform....I had to threaten to take his name and report him if Dad got stuck on the train......then when the train pulled in Dad sat in his seat waving at me through the window....there's only 4 minutes between the arrival and departure for the airport!.......I had to get on the train and haul him and his case off or he'd have been on his way...................he dropped his paper all over the platform....he insisted on using the escalator instead of the lift....getting on was bad enough....but when he got off at the bottom and then just stood blocking everyone else!........there was nearly a huge pile up.....it took us longer to get from the train to the Metro than it took for the Metro to transport us 12 miles to where the car was parked.

On the drive home he confessed to having got up at 4.00 a.m. and not having eaten or drunk anything because "he was worried about missing the train"....so the plan for a leisurely drive into the country to find a pub for lunch went out of the window....it had to be fish and chips (Good Friday you see) instantly and a mug of tea.

He unpacked....and I found that he'd scattered possessions all over the house including his toothbrush in the dining room.....don't ask!....and then he went to sleep for three hours.

We've had to navigate around the tv channels to avoid things he won't like...so no swearing, no sex or even the suggestion of sex, not too much violence, no modern comedy, nothing with any actor he doesn't like (the list is long and distinguished), and nothing too fast paced or it will just be a stream of "Who's that?"..."What's he doing now?"..."Where did that come from?"....we settled for Come Dine with Me, New Tricks and Troy!

What will we do tomorrow? I have no idea......only time will tell.

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